Part 3 - Practice 2

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. According to Peter Drucker, the work of a manager normally involves planning,

organizing, _, measuring and developing.
A. integrating B. delegating C. assigning D. examining
2. People in ‘ cultures’ in Asia prefer to listen to and establish the other’s
position, and then react to it. To be specific, they try to avoid confrontation, and do not
want to lose face.
A. linear-active B. multi-active C. inactive D. reactive
3. All the people in the organization know what decisions they are to make, who their
is (to whom they report), and who their immediate are (to whom they can give
instructions).
A. superior/ subodinates C. leader/ co-workers
B. trainee/ trainers D. supervisor/ subordinates
4. Managers have to decide how best to allocate the human, physical, and capital
available to them.
A. performances B. settings C. conditions D. resources
5. Languages are usually a competitive for international business although it
depends on the job and country.
A. edge B. prerequisite C. activity D. aspect
6. They have _ approved our proposal but are yet to reach a consensus.
A. Tentatively B. inevitably C. consciously D. continually
7. Our competitors developed products and sold them at lower prices.
A. Alike B. same C. rival D.compatible
8. To show customers how to wash the fabrics, care instructions are
printed on the labels.
A. crafted B. produced C. detailed D. made
9. Due to low demand in developed countries, industrial _ was
disappointing this quarter.
A. rules B. survey C. output D. reliance
10. We could enhance our if we clarified who does what in each
department, thereby preventing situations where the same task is done twice by two
different people.
A. carefulness B. efficiency C. accountability D. decision
11. The Human Resources Department is now receiving _ from managers
for staff promotions.
A. proposals B. information C. sources D. approvals
12. The new president has to complete the work begun by the former CEO.
A. done B. succeeded C. reunited D. attempted
Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the numbered
gaps. Then mark your choice (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet.
I think it is true to say that Leyland Trucks have put developing their employees at the heart of
their strategy – they have shown a real (1) _ _ to the people who work for them.
We can see this quite clearly in how they have responded to the current and potentially very
serious skills (2) _ _.
The starting point was the realization that seeking to employ qualified staff from outside the
company was not the only possible solution to the problem. Those people already working for
the company, although (3) _ , had the relevant experience, interest,
and potential to make up for the shortage of trained professionals. If they could be helped to take
training courses in the relevant areas, and achieve (4) qualifications, it would benefit both the
company and the employees themselves. Crucially, Leyland realized that just because these
employees had joined the company straight from school, it did not mean that they were (5)
of higher levels of study. Now, in fact, their
experience of working for the company gave them an excellent (6) from which
to embark on a course of study to become a professional engineer.
Anyway, Leyland entered into a (7) with two colleges who designed tailor-
made courses for their staff. Thirty employees from a wide range of areas of the business were
(8) to apply for a two-year Trainee Design Engineer programme. Seven were
accepted, and when they have finished the programme, they will have a qualification that they
can use towards completing a full engineering degree. And another thirteen employees are taking
a foundation degree in automotive manufacturing equal to the first two years of an engineering
degree.
Now, much of the success of these programmes lies in the fact that the participating colleges
have created courses that (9) _ fit the needs of the company, and at the same
time they also satisfy the employees’ personal (10) . I think this kind of
linkage between industry and academia is excellent, and it shows the potential for similar
training schemes in different industries.
1. A. relevance B. accordance C. commitment D. connection

2. A. shortage B. outage C. training D. disqualification
3. A. unqualified B. unsatisfied C. disinterested D. indifferent
4. A. worthy B. profound C. powerful D. recognized
5. A. fond B. brilliant C. capable D. independent
6. A. pedestal B. platform C. milestone D. base
7. A. partnership B. affiliation C. cooperation D. connection
8. A. prohibited B. encouraged C. tempted D. induced
9. A. correctly B. correspondingly C. fixedly D. precisely
10. A. allure B. inducement C. illusion D. aspiration

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Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. According to Peter Drucker, the work of a manager normally involves planning,

1. A. relevance B. accordance C. commitment D. connection

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